Las Vegas Hilton

The Las Vegas Hilton is a hotel, casino, and convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada owned by Colony Capital. With 3,174 hotel rooms, this off-strip hotel is the largest Hilton Hotel in the world and one of the largest hotel-casinos in Las Vegas. Located on 80 acres (324,000 m²), it has a 100,000 square foot (9,000 m²) casino and is also home to the largest sports book in Las Vegas.

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Hotel - Casino - Convention center - Las Vegas - Nevada - Colony Capital - Hilton Hotel - Sports book

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The free standing Hilton sign in front of the hotel on Paradise Avenue is the largest free standing sign in the world. A larger sign that stood at the same location was blown down during a severe wind storm. While smaller than the original, the new sign is still the largest free standing sign.

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Sitting next to the Las Vegas Convention Center and having its own large convention facilities, the hotel is a popular place for convention attendees.

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The hotel also houses and is a stop on the Las Vegas Monorail.

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The hotel is forever remembered in film as the infamous "Whyte House" casino in the 1971 James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever".

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1971 - Diamonds Are Forever

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